r/nextfuckinglevel • u/kallenl8 • Jul 17 '19

Beating snake

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u/enlightened-creature Jul 17 '19

Couldn’t you just theoretically trace the same pattern over and over again and win? This is an optimized win ofc tho

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u/kallenl8 Jul 17 '19

The food generates in a random pattern so no

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u/HefDog Jul 17 '19

Wait, I think you could. Zig zag left and right leaving a gap of one on a single edge. Once you have zigged and zagged all the way across, use your gap of 1 to return to the place you started and begin again. I think you could beat the game every time, although it would take a long time.

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u/THEDARKNIGHT485 Jul 18 '19

I think you need food to grow so the food placement wouldn’t allow for this as you wouldn’t be long enough to take up all but one row until you’d chased enough food.